In the emerging field of GOP presidential candidates, only one acts remotely presidential. Maybe because he IS the president. What's disturbing is that he's acting Republican, too.
The logic here is that something like 1/3 of registered Republicans believe President Obama is Muslim. Many of them believe he was born in Kenya. I'm pretty sure ALL of them believe he's a liberal. Well, it's been proven he's not Muslim, and wasn't born in Kenya, so doesn't it follow that he's not a liberal?
This week the president has been engaged in tete-a-tetes with Speaker Boehner. The plan they seem to be agreeing on sounds an awful lot like Speaker Boehner's original plan, with maybe one or two concessions on the Speaker's part. Seniors citizens will still be allowed to breathe, for example (assuming breathing isn't contingent on decent healthcare and a home to live in). Millionaires and billionaires will still get a share of the tax money the rest of us pay in. If all these rich folks would hire just one person per household with their ill-gotten tax-cut gains, more than 8 million more Americans could be employed. A recent poll showed that none of the extremely rich are creating jobs at all. Surely, if we're giving them money to create jobs, why aren't we demanding they do so? If I give you $5 to go get me a sandwich, you'd better show up within a reasonable amount of time with my food or I'll come looking for you. At best, I'd never trust you to go get me a sandwich again. At worst, you'll know better than to volunteer again.
If President Obama is agreeing to all this nonsense, regardless of the fact that the plan won't pass the Senate, I think it follows that, in 2012, the president will be on the Republican ticket. Because, really, who else have they got?
Peace,
muon
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